Hat-box



Patented Nov. 29, |898. F. E. JONES.

HAT BOX.

(Application led Aug. 8, 189B.)

(Nn Model.)

FRANCES E. JONES, OF WVILSON, NORTH CAROLlNA.

HAT-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 614,956, dated November29, 1898. Application filed August 8, 1898. Serial No. 688,142. (Nomodel.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCES E. JONES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Wilson, in the county of Wilson and State of North Carolina,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Boxes, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

The object of this invention is to provide the ordinary hat-box, such asis used for shipping purposes, with a simple, inexpensive, and efficientmeans for securing the hat therein against displacement, thereby toprevent crushing or other damage which arises from the rough handlingincident to shipping; and it has for a further object the utilization ofthis securing means to form the outer binding of the box, by which tohold the cover in place, as well as to reinforce the entire package.

The invention has special reference to boxes for use in shipping ladieshats or for preserving such hats while touring, as in boxes of thisnature it is of the greatest importance that the hat be firmly heldagainst displacement and the box be deep enough so as not to bearagainst any of the hats trimmings.

Therefore the invention consists, primarily, in providing a suitable hatbox or case with one or more tying tapes or strings fastened to the boxand adapted to be passed through the box from side to side and throughsuitable openings therein, whereby to bind over the crown of the hatwithout in any way engaging the trimmings or such thereof as would bedamaged by the contact, and thus in being secured either by tying theends of the strings or otherwise forming a secure fastening for the hat.

The invention further consists in a hat-box provided with eyeletedopenings in its sides and one or more tying tapes or strings suitablyfastened to the box and adapted to pass through the said eyeletedopenings and from side to side, crossing over the crown of the hat, andto be finally brought through the sides of the box and around the cover,then fastened either at t-he top or on the under side of the box.

In the accompanying illustrations, Figure 1 is a perspective view of thebox with my invention applied, the same being shown ready for shipping;Fig. 2, a vertical sectional view taken on the line x x of Fig. 1, andFig. 3 a top or plan view looking into the open box prior to placing thecover on.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A indicates a simple form of box,which is preferably made of pasteboard, and B the cover. While therectangular form of the box, as shown, is that preferred, it is obviousthat the invention is equally applicable to boxes of various forms andconstruction.

At the base of the box, on opposite sides and preferably on the outsidethereof, are secured tying tapes or strings C and C', respectively, andabout midway the height of the box each side is centrally provided withan eyelet D for the passage therethrough of the tying-tape. Each of thetapes C and C' is carried through the eyelet above its fastened end andbrought together over the center of the hat-crown, there made to crosseach other and pass out through the as yet Unthreaded eyelets of the boxand in opposite directions. At this stage of the operation of securingthe hat within the box the ends of the tapes may be fastened under thebox by a simple tie should it be desired to leave the box open forexhibition purposes; but on placing the cover on the box the tapes arecarried directly from the last-mentioned eyelets andmade to cross overthe top, as in Figs. l and 2, thence to be drawn over the sides, whichas yet have been unembraced by the tapes, and tied, as at E, on theunder side of the box. Thus it will be seen that not only is the hatmade permanently secure without the use of any injurious contactingmeans, but that the simple means employed perform the additionalfunction of an outer binding whereby to keep the cover on and givereinforcement to the entire package.

While the invention has been shown and described as employing two tapes,substantially similar results can be obtained with a single tape ofsufficient length, and such is within the spirit and scope of theinvention.

For the purpose of making the box the more serviceable there is providedtherein, as shown, an envelop or pocket F, fastened to one of the sidesfor the reception of the hatveil or other loose trimmings of the hat.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

1. The combination with a hat-box having openings formed in the sideWalls thereof intermediate the top and bottom, and in such positionrelative to each other that straight lines connecting the oppositeopenings Will intersect, of a tying tape or cord adapted to have itsends passed through the openings in opposite sides of the box, crosseach other over the hat therein, pass out in opposite directions throughthe openings in the other sides, and then to pass over the cover and betied; substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with a hat-box having openings formed in the sidewalls thereof intermediate the top and bottom, and in such positionrelative to each other that straight lines connecting opposite openingsWill interseet, of tying-tapes fastened to the outside of the box,adapted to have their free ends passed through the openings in oppositesides of the box, cross each other therein, pass out in oppositedirections through the openings in the other sides, and then to passover the cover and be tied; substantially as set forth. In Witnesswhereof I have hereunto affixed my signature, in the presence of tWoWitnesses, this 9th day of July, 1898.

FRANCES E. JONES. XVitnesses:

WM. J. JONES, Jr., EMLYBE BAss.

